Video And Monitor Problems; If The Screen Is Blank - Dell Dimension 2100 Solution Manual

HINT:
See the monitor
documentation for fault
indications and
troubleshooting
procedures specific to
your monitor.
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Solving Pr oblems
I N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I A
nonbootable floppy disk or CD. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.
N O N - S Y S T E M D I S K E R R O R
Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer.

If the screen is blank

C H E C K T H E V I D E O C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N
cable connectors have missing pins, but not bent pins). Ensure that the video
cable is connected as shown on the START HERE sheet for your computer.
P
R E S S T H E M O N I T O R P O W E R B U T T O N
monitor power button.
C
H E C K T H E P O W E R L I G H T
monitor has power. If the power light is blinking, press a key on the keyboard or
move the mouse.
T
E S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T
by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
S
W A P T H E C O M P U T E R A N D M O N I T O R P O W E R C A B L E S
computer and monitor power cables to determine if the power cable is defective.
T
E S T T H E V I D E O E X T E N S I O N C A B L E
extension cable and removing the cable solves the problem, the cable is defective.
T —
E S T T H E M O N I T O R
computer.
— The operating system is trying to boot to a
— There is a floppy disk in the floppy drive.
— Check for bent pins (most video
— Be sure that you firmly pressed the
— When the power light is lit or blinking, the
— Ensure that the electrical outlet is working
(
I F U S E D
If another monitor is available, connect it to the
— Swap the
) — If you are using a video